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Stratosphere Pro ZU2

Ultra-fast 14th Gen Intel performance workstation for up to two monitors

  • May 2024: All new!
  • Industry-fastest, highly reliable 14th Gen Intel "Raptor Lake Refresh" CPU series
    • New Intel Core i9 Special Edition, up to 6.2GHz: the fastest CPU in the world!
    • Up to 192GB ultra-fast DDR5 RAM with 79% faster memory bandwidth than DDR4.
    • Optimized for multitasking and responsive computing: segregates priority tasks, background operations. Hybrid CPU design combines ultra-fast Performance cores (P-cores) for priority tasks and Efficiency cores (E-cores) for background tasks.
    • Outstanding Intel CPU reliability: 0.1% Intel vs a ~3% AMD CPU failure rate.
  • Silent series now standard: noise-damped silent case + new silent power supply
  • New award-winning ASUS motherboard: full-featured, robust and highly reliable
  • New NVIDIA RTX SUPER GPU options for GPU compute, AI, content creation, gaming
  • Up to 3× NVMe SSDs · new faster Gen 5 SSD, up to 14,500 MB/s
  • Ultra-fast standard networking: 2.5 Gbps wired Internet + 2.4 Gbps Wi-Fi 6E
  • Built to last with 750W silent power supply with 10-year warranty, upgradable to 1200W
  • Configured to order; backed by free LIFETIME expert support with remote diagnostics
Price: $1,74900 USD
  ·  Configure quick-ship options (ships as soon as 5 business days)
  ·  Configure all options (ships in ~10-12 business days)

Standard Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 730 / 770

  • Simultaneous independent monitors: 2
  • Optional graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB
 

Updated! Industry-fastest professional workstation for up to two monitors:
New 14th Gen Intel Core i5 / i7 / i9 CPUs offer industry-best performance, reliability and value
Optimized for multitasking and responsive computing: segregates priority tasks from background operations

Silence-optimized model with noise-damped case, upgraded CPU cooler  ·  Ultra-quiet cooling
Highlights

May 1, 2024, ATLANTA

Stratosphere Pro ZU2 is our all-new, silence-optimized, high-performance Intel pro workstation supporting two monitors. Powered by new 14th Gen Intel Core processors first available today, Stratosphere Pro ZU2 is designed for pro business users and financial traders. It's built to last, with the expectation that you will run it 24/7 for the next five years and longer if you wish.

As part of the Stratosphere Pro Z-series, Stratosphere Pro ZU2 features only the fastest Intel CPUs and offers an optimal combination of top performance, mission-critical reliability and silent cooling.

11th Generation Intel Core i5 / i7 / i9 Processors

Industry-fastest 14th Gen "Raptor Lake Refresh" Intel Core i5 / i7 / i9 CPUs!

Stratosphere Pro ZU2 is fully customizable with a long list of options, headlined by three new class-leading 14th Gen Intel Core CPUs first available today. Of these, the fastest is Intel Core i9-14900K, newly crowned the world's fastest desktop CPU.

The three new 14th Gen Intel upgrade CPUs deliver up to 151% faster performance than the standard 14th Gen Intel Core i5-14500 CPU, or 2.5X the base CPU speed.

Configure and quote your system today with the CPU that meets your budget:

  • Core i5-14500: 14th Gen, 14 cores, up to 5.0 GHz (standard)
  • Core i5-14600K: 14th Gen, 14 cores, up to 5.5 GHz, $11500 USD
  • Core i7-14700K: 14th Gen, 20 cores, up to 5.6 GHz, $26900 USD
  • Core i9-14900K: 14th Gen, 24 cores, up to 6.0 GHz, $49900 USD
  • New! Core i9-14900KS Special Edition: 14th Gen, 24 cores, up to 6.2 GHz, $67500 USD

Great build-to-order performance options

Your performance options don't end with the CPU. Now you can choose from an amazing array of performance-boosting options, our best ever by far:

  • RAM: 32GB fast DDR5 standard, upgradable to 192GB!
  • SSD speed: PCIe Gen 4 (5000 MB/s), upgradable to ultra-fast Gen 5 (12,400 MB/s)
  • SSD capacity: 512GB M.2 NVMe standard, upgradable to 4 x 4TB (16TB)
  • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 730 / 770, upgradable to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB
  • Power supply: 750W standard, upgradable to 1200W

See the configurator to select options, quote or buy

How Intel Thread Director improves multitasking performance

Intel's new 14th Gen Core CPUs maintain Intel's industry lead for CPU performance, beating AMD's latest Ryzen 7000 desktop CPUs in benchmark tests such as the widely respected Cinebench R23 test.

In addition to winning synthetic tests composed of pure multithreaded operations, Intel 14th Gen CPUs trump AMD CPUs in handling competing workloads, such as when a user's foreground tasks are competing with ongoing background tasks. Through an Intel-exclusive called Intel Thread Director, Intel's most advanced CPUs significantly boost multitasking performance by prioritizing user foreground tasks, resulting in a more responsive computing experience.

Intel Thread Director is a workload management controller on the CPU that works directly with the operating system to ensure that top-priority tasks are executed first and with the highest performance. Intel worked together with Microsoft to implement the new technology, and currently only Windows 11 is able to take advantage of Intel Thread Director. For this reason, we recommend Windows 11 for Stratosphere Pro Z-series. We also offer Windows 10, but Windows 10 cannot take advantage of Intel Thread Director.

Intel's 13th Gen and 14th Gen processors employ an innovative hybrid architecture combining high-performance CPU cores (Performance cores, or P-cores) and high-efficiency CPU cores (Efficient cores, or E-cores) on the same chip. Intel Thread Director segregates background operations on high-efficiency E-cores, while promoting foreground priority tasks to the high-performance cores (P-cores). The least important tasks are assigned to virtual cores, which use free cycles on P-cores through a method known as Hyper-threading or simultaneous multithreading.

The result is the first CPU optimized for multitasking and responsive computing, in which your high-priority work gets the CPU's top focus. Now your top-priority work is far less likely to suffer from intermittent slowdowns and stalls caused by background tasks grabbing the focus of the same CPU cores being used your top-priority tasks. Priority is determined by Windows 11, which monitors which applications are visible to the user, with particular priority given to the application that has the user's current focus, as well as processes that are assigned high process priority in Windows.

Intel Thread Director requires Windows 11, which is uniquely optimized to work with this on-chip Intel microcontroller to manage competing workloads on 13th Gen and 14th Gen Intel CPUs.

Great expansion, connectivity and reliability:
ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E WIFI motherboard

Standard motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E WIFI

Above: Stratosphere Pro ZU2 standard motherboard, ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E WIFI. Click to enlarge image and see rear ports

Stratosphere Pro ZU2 features the full-featured, highly stable ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E WIFI motherboard. This full-size ATX motherboard has many outstanding features, including:

  • Premium Intel chipset, offering the fastest and greatest number of PCI Express expansion lanes
  • Two triple-slot graphics card slots supporting dual graphics cards with plenty of room for large coolers; top slot PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 mode), bottom slot PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 mode)
  • Four DDR5 RAM slots supporting up to 192GB fast DDR5 memory
  • Ultra-fast Gen5 SSD support for primary M.2 slot; PCIe 5.0 x4, 128Gb/s and up to 12,400 MB/s sequential transfer rate
  • Three M.2 SSD slots, supporting up to 12TB fast NVMe SSD storage (3 x 4TB)
  • 2.5G LAN port, for fast Internet connections and dual network connections
  • Wi-Fi 6E with tri-band 2.4/5/6GHz support, for backup Internet connection (use phone as hotspot); desktop antenna for best reception; also Bluetooth 5.3
  • USB-C front and rear with 20Gb/s speed at front; 2 rear USB-C ports (20Gb/s, 10Gb/s)
  • 12 rear USB ports including 2 USB-C ports; 5 front USB ports including 1 USB-C port
  • Superior audio: Realtek ALC4080 High Definition Audio with 120 dB signal-to-noise ratio for stereo output
  • Stable power management: 18+1 Phase (90A) power design
Reliability features
  • Genuine ASUS motherboard
    • #1 motherboard brand for reliability (Hardware.fr study, Dec. 2015)
  • Solid-State Drive (SSD) drive certified for 1 million hours
    • Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 1,000,000 hours
    • Operating shock resistance: 1,500 G (0.5 ms)
    • No moving parts; silent operation
  • Optional internal bootable backup SSD
    • Configured for automated daily backup of system drive
    • Serves as system drive in case of primary drive failure. Simply reboot
      the computer and select the alternate boot drive.
    • Option to configure for daily + monthly archival backup
    • Option to back up secondary drive automatically as well
  • Ultra-quiet 750W fully modular power supply with 10-year warranty
    • Corsair RM750x (2021)
    • #1 rated for top performance, quiet cooling, efficiency and reliability:
      "The new Corsair RM750x is the performance king in the 750W Gold category."
      Tom's Hardware review, April 29, 2021.
    • High 750W capacity for expansion, silent cooling and longevity. Upgradable to 850W, 1000W versions in configurator.
    • Inaudible < 15 dB(A) cooling fan through 430W DC power output, per independent power supply tests (Cybenetics). Most systems we ship consume less than less than 430W power even under peak demands.
    • 80 PLUS Gold efficiency saves energy bills, reduces system heat
    • Built to last: 10-year Corsair warranty; 105°C Japanese capacitors.
    • Fully modular cables for better airflow and easy PSU replacement.
    • Active PFC, accepts 100 - 240VAC input power.
    • Ships with appropriate AC power cable for your country.
    • Corsair RM750x (2021) power supply
Pricing & ecommerce options

New!  $1,74900 USD

  • Qty 2: $1,66200 USD each
  • Qty 3+: $1,62700 USD each
  • Quick Build & Ship: Yes! 
    Order today, ships ~ December 17!
e-commerce price: Prefer U.S. dollars? 1,749.00
 
Configure options as you prefer, and buy online today!
Need help choosing?

Call 800.844.3721 for expert technical sales assistance!

The Digital Tigers Advantage
  • Intel Gold Partner: Digital Tigers has Intel's gold partner designation based on sales volume and ongoing technical training.
  • Expert Support: Support includes direct troubleshooting, where our technicians log into customer systems, and resolve issues while on the phone with customers.
  • Beyond Rocket Science™ Service Commitment
  • Junk-Free Guarantee: We install neither adware nor promotional software on any workstation
  • Complete system integration combining Stratosphere workstation with Zenview and UltraFlex multi-screen monitors
D I G I T A L   T I G E R S  C U S T O M E R S
Graphics features & multiple monitor support
  • Supports 2 simultaneous monitors with sharp digital connections
  • Digital display ports:
    • 1 × HDMI 2.1 port (up to 3840 × 2160 @60Hz resolution)
    • 1 × DisplayPort 1.4 port (up to 7680 × 4320 @60Hz resolution)
  • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 730 / 770 (all screens)
  • Popular graphics card upgrade option(s) — see Customize tab:
    • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
    • AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB
    • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
    • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
    • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB
 

Mid-tower case options

Silent compact case (Fractal Define 7 Compact, standard)
Highly recommended for silent operation; noise-damped side panels, 2 silent fans, premium materials; no front bay for DVD drive; 5 front USB ports including USB-C, plus headphone and mic jacks; 32% less volume than deluxe Fractal Define 7 case, 18.66 x 8.27 x 16.81in (HWD)

Standard ultra-quiet RC case

Click to enlarge image and see side window and vented top options

Optional deluxe mid-tower case (Fractal Define 7)
Highly recommended for silent operation; noise-damped side panels and front door; reversible front door with anodized aluminum cover; front 5.25in bay for DVD / removable drive; 5 front USB ports including USB-C; front audio jacks; 18.70 x 9.45 x 21.54in (HWD)

Optional Fractal Define 7 case

Click to enlarge image and see side window and vented top options

Professional-grade core performance software

Updated! UltraView Desktop Manager 3.0 software

Advanced software for managing multiple monitors and creating a personal productivity dashboard via virtual monitors

  • All-new Digital Tigers software suite, updated for Windows 11!
  • Supports splitting monitors into smaller virtual monitors
  • Create a personal productivity and awareness dashboard out of large, high-resolution monitors and 4K TVs
  • Use larger virtual monitors for primary workspace and supporting documents, websites and work email
  • Use micro-size virtual monitors for task managers, time management, personal email, instant messaging, social media, Bloomberg TV, streaming media, newsfeeds, security cameras and more
  • Never miss anyting important for lack of timely awareness
  • Designed for Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows 7
  • $9900 USD · Free with Stratosphere Pro ZU2
  • Learn more: tab on this page · product page

The future of 4K: a personal productivity and awareness dashboard, balancing work and life together

UltraView 49C and 55C 4K UHD curved displays

Above: UltraView 4K UHD curved display (55″ size)

UltraView Desktop Manager: 4K UHD monitor split into 5 virtual monitors

Above: Five virtual monitors created from single 4K UHD monitor, using UltraView Desktop Manager 3.0

To see more examples of what you can now do with a single 4K UHD monitor, see the Virtual Monitors: Example Layouts tab on this page, which shows 55 ways you can carve up a 4K monitor with UltraView Desktop Manager 3.0.

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